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Europe’s Food & Drink Industry celebrates successes of Single Market in new campaign

FoodDrinkEurope

“Pantries of Europe” highlights diversity, quality and tradition of products available throughout Europe

(Brussels, 19 February 2018) FoodDrinkEurope is marking the 25th anniversary of the Single Market—and the variety and quality of food and drink it offers to consumers across Europe—with a new campaign that celebrates the diversity of products available throughout the EU.

European Aluminium outlines the challenge of overcapacity in response to US Section 232 Report findings

European Aluminium
Brussels, 19 February 2018 - Whilst reviewing the report released by the US Department of Commerce (DoC) on the effect of imports of aluminium on national security, European Aluminium reconfirms its belief that the root cause of the main challenges faced by the aluminium industry is global excess capacity, in particular in China. Potential measures should address these imbalances without distorting global trade flows and interfering with the current trading relationship between the United States and Europe.
 

Recycling Programme Extends Sponsorship of UK Professional Women’s Cycling Team

European Aluminium
As women’s cycling continues to gain momentum, recycling programme ‘Every Can Counts’ has furthered its investment into the UK based Trek-Drops professional women’s cycling team for the duration of the 2018 season.
 
This is the second consecutive year that the Every Can Counts programme, managed by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), has supported the female riders having seen the sport as an emerging market which has similar values to its own.
 

CONEBI - Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry

Celebrating 25 years of the Single Market

FoodDrinkEurope
Remind me
Thu, 03/22/2018 - 18:00

This year, the Single Market turns 25

and we’re hosting a celebration in its honour!

Quality and diversity are at the heart of our European food and drink culture. Whether it’s Mediterranean olives, Nordic spirits, Alpine cheeses or cured meat from the Baltics, these days we can take a trip across the continent simply by visiting our local grocery store.

ACCA calls for open and honest debate about quality of audit

ACCA

A quality audit is vital to public confidence in the audit process and its value. However, the key elements of a quality audit can sometimes exist in mutual tension, and robust discussion among key stakeholders is required to align expectations, improve quality and maintain effectiveness of the audit system.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has published a guide to the features that a quality audit should possess, recognising their interrelation and occasional tension.

The Clean Energy Package should foster - not threaten - the availability of cross-border transmission capacity

Eurelectric

Improving the availability of interconnections for cross-border trading is crucial to allowing further European market integration in a cost efficient way for the consumers. In this perspective, EFET, eurelectric, the MPP and Nordenergi are concerned with the European Council’s General Approach and ITRE’s draft compromise amendment on Article 14 of the Electricity Regulation on capacity calculation as it threatens the effective integration of electricity markets.

MPs: SMEs not prepared for Brexit, need help with tax and exports, and more information and advice

ACCA

Brexit

A new study commissioned by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals that most MPs (51%) do not believe British Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are ready for Brexit.

Furthermore, just 3% strongly agree with the statement that, “SMEs are well prepared for the UK’s departure from the EU in 2019.”

S&Ds strongly condemn Duterte’s latest misogynist, violence-inciting remarks and welcome ICC’s decision to open an examination on the Philippines’ situation

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament strongly condemn Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s latest misogynist statements to shoot female guerrilla fighters in the genitals, which encourages human rights violations. These remarks come as the latest in a series of misogynist remarks inciting violence, and amidst reports of serious human rights violations. The S&D Group welcomes the decision of the International Criminal Court to open preliminary examinations into the very worrying human rights situation in the Philippines.
 

The Spitzenkandidat process must go on, say Socialists and Democrats to EU leaders

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The Socialists and Democrats want a more democratic Europe. They call on EU leaders to keep the so-called Spitzenkandidat system for the 2019 European elections, which gives EU citizens a say on the choice of the president of the Commission. 
 
Responding to the European Commission’s proposal on electoral reform presented today by Jean-Claude Juncker, acting S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann and PES leader Sergei Stanishev said: 
 

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